
Richter's Scale: Measure of an Earthquake, Measure of a Man
Book
By developing the scale that bears his name, Charles Richter not only invented the concept of...

Encyclopedia of Earthquake Engineering: 2015
Michael Beer, Ioannis A. Kougioumtzoglou, Edoardo Patelli and Ivan Siu-Kui Au
Book
The Encyclopedia of Earthquake Engineering is designed to be the authoritative and comprehensive...

Death on Earth: Adventures in Evolution and Mortality
Book
There is nothing more life-affirming than understanding death in all its forms. Natural selection...

Gaian Tarot: Healing the Earth, Healing Ourselves
Book
Gaia (Mother Nature) is the primal Greek goddess said by ancients to have given birth to the sky,...
1906 Earthquake: San Francisco's Great Disaster
Book
On April 17, 1906, San Francisco was a dense city bustling with people, and thriving businesses. On...

Flora of Middle-Earth: Plants of J.R.R. Tolkien's Legendarium
Walter S. Judd and Graham A. Judd
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The book considers the importance of plants in Tolkien's conception of Middle-earth. It develops the...

Earth's Deep History: How it Was Discovered and Why it Matters
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Earth has been witness to mammoths and dinosaurs, global ice ages, continents colliding or splitting...